Guidebook for Sankt-Peterburg: Around Liteyny Ave.

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Guidebook for Sankt-Peterburg: Around Liteyny Ave.

Food Scene

Ulitsa Pestelya, 7. It's been around forever for a reason. Nice ambience and masala chai. The menu is 100% vegetarian.
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Botanika
7 Ulitsa Pestelya
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Ulitsa Pestelya, 7. It's been around forever for a reason. Nice ambience and masala chai. The menu is 100% vegetarian.
Ulitsa Belinskogo, 3. Nearby and nothing fancy. Georgian wine, khachapuri, and lamb kebobs.
Lagidze
3 Ulitsa Belinskogo
Ulitsa Belinskogo, 3. Nearby and nothing fancy. Georgian wine, khachapuri, and lamb kebobs.
Kovenskiy Pereulok, 14. Thin-crust pizza and beer in a groovy courtyard.
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Camorra Pizza
14 Kovenskiy Pereulok
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Kovenskiy Pereulok, 14. Thin-crust pizza and beer in a groovy courtyard.
Rubinstein St, 40/11. Not technically "Around Liteyny Ave." but still walkable from here. Israeli food and cocktails, gets crowded at night.
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Bekitzer
40/11 Rubinstein St
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Rubinstein St, 40/11. Not technically "Around Liteyny Ave." but still walkable from here. Israeli food and cocktails, gets crowded at night.
Georgian food in a brick cave-like setting. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
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Kazbegi
24 Furshtatskaya Ulitsa
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Georgian food in a brick cave-like setting. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Fontanka River Embankment, 17. A busy, popular place.
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Coffeeshop "Kofe Na Kukhne"
17 Fontanka River Embankment
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Fontanka River Embankment, 17. A busy, popular place.
Kirochnaya Ulitsa, 7 (entrance on Pereulok Radishcheva). Cozy place with good coffee & croissants and nice baristas.
Paradnaya
7 Kirochnaya Ulitsa
Kirochnaya Ulitsa, 7 (entrance on Pereulok Radishcheva). Cozy place with good coffee & croissants and nice baristas.

Essentials

Liteyniy Ave, д. 26. Upscale supermarket with good wine, cheese, meat, fish, and groceries. Open 24/7.
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Azbuka Vkusa
26 Liteyniy Ave
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Liteyniy Ave, д. 26. Upscale supermarket with good wine, cheese, meat, fish, and groceries. Open 24/7.
A small food shop on Mokhovaya run by friendly guys from Uzbekistan. Go here, NOT across the street (Fruktoviy Rai) where the shopkeepers are mean.
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 26
26 Mokhovaya Ulitsa
A small food shop on Mokhovaya run by friendly guys from Uzbekistan. Go here, NOT across the street (Fruktoviy Rai) where the shopkeepers are mean.
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 22 (entrance on Pestelya). Long lines. Understaffed by surly cashiers. Wilted produce. But still... DIXY.
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Dixy
12 Mokhovaya Ulitsa
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Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 22 (entrance on Pestelya). Long lines. Understaffed by surly cashiers. Wilted produce. But still... DIXY.
Newly opened MAGNIT mini market. New, clean, and organised... why am I still going to DIXY?
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 38
38 Mokhovaya Ulitsa
Newly opened MAGNIT mini market. New, clean, and organised... why am I still going to DIXY?

Shopping

This little "kommissioniy" shop is where I go for vintage treasures. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Wagner
This little "kommissioniy" shop is where I go for vintage treasures. **PERMANENTLY CLOSED**
Fontanka River Embankment, 15. Great bookstore for Russian non-fiction books and magazines.
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Poryadok Slov
15 Fontanka River Embankment
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Fontanka River Embankment, 15. Great bookstore for Russian non-fiction books and magazines.
Ulitsa Pestelya, 17/25. My favourite (ok, the only) local charity shop.
Blagodarya
17/25 Ulitsa Pestelya
Ulitsa Pestelya, 17/25. My favourite (ok, the only) local charity shop.

Arts & Culture

Requires registration and a library card, worth visiting if you can get one.
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National Library of Russia
18 Sadovaya ulitsa
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Requires registration and a library card, worth visiting if you can get one.
The place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
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Museu Russo
4 Inzhenernaya St
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The place to see Russian avant-garde painting in St. Petersburg.
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Museu Anna Akhmatova
53 Liteyniy Ave
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On Rubenshteina, just on the other side of Nevsky. Good productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. English subtitles.
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Академический Малый драматический театр – Театр Европы
18 Rubinstein St
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On Rubenshteina, just on the other side of Nevsky. Good productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. English subtitles.
Inzhenernaya St, 4/1. Hidden gem. Cavernous, endless rooms full of folk costumes and dioramas.
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Museu Etnográfico Russo
4/1 Inzhenernaya St
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Inzhenernaya St, 4/1. Hidden gem. Cavernous, endless rooms full of folk costumes and dioramas.
ul. Chaykovskogo, 2/7. Amazing yard filled with mosaics and sculpture.
Small Academy of Arts
2/7 Ulitsa Chaykovskogo
ul. Chaykovskogo, 2/7. Amazing yard filled with mosaics and sculpture.
Solyanoy Pereulok, 13. The last time I tried to go to the museum (of decorative arts), I was told I needed to arrange a tour in advance.
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Санкт-Петербургская государственная художественно-промышленная академия имени А. Л. Штиглица»
13 Solyanoy Ln
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Solyanoy Pereulok, 13. The last time I tried to go to the museum (of decorative arts), I was told I needed to arrange a tour in advance.

Parks & Nature

A historic public garden between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal, filled with fountains and marble statues.
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Летний сад
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A historic public garden between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal, filled with fountains and marble statues.

Sightseeing

The "tiniest monument in St. Petersburg" is an 11-centimeter statue of a siskin. Toss a coin so that it lands on the statue without falling into the water and you are in line for some good luck.
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Pamyatnik Chizhiku-Pyzhiku
Fontanka River Embankment
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The "tiniest monument in St. Petersburg" is an 11-centimeter statue of a siskin. Toss a coin so that it lands on the statue without falling into the water and you are in line for some good luck.
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 48. One of the oldest fully functioning churches in the city.
Church of the Holy Righteous Simeon and Anna the Prophetess
48 Mokhovaya Ulitsa
Mokhovaya Ulitsa, 48. One of the oldest fully functioning churches in the city.

Drinks & Nightlife

Ulitsa Belinskogo, 9. Live jazz every night at 11 pm - gets crowded on weekends so get there early, or head over on a weeknight.
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The Hat Bar
9 Ulitsa Belinskogo
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Ulitsa Belinskogo, 9. Live jazz every night at 11 pm - gets crowded on weekends so get there early, or head over on a weeknight.
Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 34. Small bar, fancy cocktails, nice bartenders.
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Poltory Komnaty
34 Ulitsa Mayakovskogo
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Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 34. Small bar, fancy cocktails, nice bartenders.
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
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Chroniki bar
26 Ulitsa Nekrasova
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Ulitsa Nekrasova, 26. Popular bar among the local young crowd.
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 6. Go for the classic, old interior.
The Red Corner
Ulitsa Nekrasova, 6. Go for the classic, old interior.